Music

Hello Baby,

First off let me say that your mommy's kind of weird. That's ok - though! She loves you ans wants to make sure that you are healthy!

 

So I've started doing these kick counts. Basically, I count to see how many times I can feel you move - kick, swirl, whatever - and I see how long it takes me to count ten movements. I should be able to feel ten movements in two hours or less, but frankly, I feel better when I feel them in less than an hour.

 

Of course, I wonder if I am doing it right - like, if you kick twice in a row really quickly, should I count that as one movement or two? I count it as one to be on the safe side.

 

Like I said, mommy's a little weird. You'll see this when we go on vacations - I'll check my airline tickets twenty times - sometimes within a few minutes of the last time I checked - hee hee.

 

So anyways, last night, I was doing my kick count, but I was sort of worried because you weren't moving as much as I'd like. You, dear baby, are a little odd yourself - you have no set schedule for movement. Sometimes you'll move a lot in the evenings, and sometimes not very much.

 

Last night, as I said, you weren't moving much. So I thought of something. Instead of drinking something warm or cold or sugary, I decided to play some music for you. I grabbed Daddy's ipod and a pair of headphones, and did the cheesy put-the-headphones-on-the-belly thing. I had Grant find his Phantom of the Opera folder and we played it.

 

Well - it worked! After a few minutes, you started moving - and your movement seemed to correspond with the music! You got particularly active during "The Phantom of the Opera," and calmed down, but still moved, during "Music of the Night" and "Think of Me."

 

Either you loved the music, or you you were kicking me to tell me to turn it off becasue you hated it, but either way, you definately responded! (o:

 

So I need to get you familiar with some tunes. I'm going to make you a playlist composed of Disney songs, some tracks from some of our favorite musicals (Rent, Phantom, Annie, Sound of Music, Oliver, Les Miserables, etc.), and some classical pieces to round things out - raise that iq a few points... kidding - kidding! (o:

 

I love you baby! You're going to be here before we know it!

 

Love,

Mommy